Comments on: Study Sniffs out Rift Between Male, Female Depression http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/male-female-depression/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Gaudet http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/male-female-depression/#comment-20085 Jim Gaudet Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:46:07 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=2902#comment-20085 That is a true analogy, but we still feel like no one else can fix us, except ourselves. Cooking is different in my mind than dealing with depression. That is a true analogy, but we still feel like no one else can fix us, except ourselves. Cooking is different in my mind than dealing with depression.

]]> By: Teach http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/male-female-depression/#comment-20068 Teach Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:50:16 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=2902#comment-20068 Hi Jim. If you weren't a chef and were ordered to prepare a banquet for 100 people, would you start cooking? Of course you wouldn't. You'd call a professional that could help. You wouldn't feel bad about calling because you'd know you couldn't do that alone. You wouldn't know where to begin. This is no different. We can't know everything about everything and don't need to. But we can find the experts that make it their life's work and get their help. Hi Jim. If you weren’t a chef and were ordered to prepare a banquet for 100 people, would you start cooking? Of course you wouldn’t. You’d call a professional that could help.

You wouldn’t feel bad about calling because you’d know you couldn’t do that alone. You wouldn’t know where to begin. This is no different. We can’t know everything about everything and don’t need to. But we can find the experts that make it their life’s work and get their help.

]]> By: Jim Gaudet http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/male-female-depression/#comment-20057 Jim Gaudet Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:49:53 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=2902#comment-20057 I think it has to do with men feeling like they can fix anything. It's what we do. We fix things, why can't we fix ourselves?? I think it has to do with men feeling like they can fix anything. It’s what we do. We fix things, why can’t we fix ourselves??

]]> By: Fletcher http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/male-female-depression/#comment-20010 Fletcher Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:00:08 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=2902#comment-20010 Recent analysis by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine and reported in the Alternative Health Journal indicated that suicide is on the increase in both women and men. Between 1999 -2005, the incidence of suicide in the 40-64 age group was up by nearly 60%. Age may be important as well as gender. http://www.alternativehealthjournal.com/article/u_s__suicide_rates_on_the_rise/3656 Recent analysis by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine and reported in the Alternative Health Journal indicated that suicide is on the increase in both women and men. Between 1999 -2005, the incidence of suicide in the 40-64 age group was up by nearly 60%. Age may be important as well as gender.

http://www.alternativehealthjournal.com/article/u_s__suicide_rates_on_the_rise/3656

]]> By: runninfast http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/male-female-depression/#comment-19921 runninfast Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:30:58 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=2902#comment-19921 We are trained to think that women are the weaker sex and that men have to be strong but I think that in and of itself does much to damage the psyche of both. We are trained to think that women are the weaker sex and that men have to be strong but I think that in and of itself does much to damage the psyche of both.

]]> By: LaScala http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/male-female-depression/#comment-19894 LaScala Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:03:11 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=2902#comment-19894 I would bet those bosses that are more unsympathetic towards depression in men are male themselves. Boys are brought up hearing phrases like "big boys don't cry", "toughen up". "Be a man" is another one. What does that mean anyway? It's no wonder men let it build until the dam bursts into some tragic course of action. It's time those outdated phrases were dropped from our vocabulary. Male or female, we're all human and susceptible to life's ups and downs.There's no shame in it. I would bet those bosses that are more unsympathetic towards depression in men are male themselves. Boys are brought up hearing phrases like “big boys don’t cry”, “toughen up”. “Be a man” is another one. What does that mean anyway? It’s no wonder men let it build until the dam bursts into some tragic course of action. It’s time those outdated phrases were dropped from our vocabulary. Male or female, we’re all human and susceptible to life’s ups and downs.There’s no shame in it.

]]> By: jackie floria http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/male-female-depression/#comment-19859 jackie floria Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:36:42 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=2902#comment-19859 this news makes me depressed..every guy I've ever dated has been depressed about something at some point. this news makes me depressed..every guy I’ve ever dated has been depressed about something at some point.

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